¡°Early Warning for All: Harnessing AI-Powered Technologies to Strengthen Social Development and Sectoral Resilience¡±?
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Date: Wednesday, 7 May 2025
Time: 13:15-14:45 pm??
Location: Conference Room E, UN Headquarters, New York??
Moderator: Ms Laurel Paterson, Head of Strategic Partnerships and Communication,?UNDP
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PROGRAMME
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1:20 pm to 1:30 pm?
Opening Segment
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Remarks by:????
- Mr Robert Kayinamura, Deputy Permanent
Representative of Republic of Rwanda to the United Nations
- Mr John Gilroy, Chief of Service, Trust Funds and
Programmes, UN Office for Partnerships
- Mr Seizo Onoe, Director of the Telecommunication
Standardization Bureau (TSB) at the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU)?
1:30 pm to 2:00 pm?
Interactive Discussion
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- Dr. Juan Lavista Ferres, Chief Data Scientist and Corporate Vice President at Microsoft, and Director of the AI for Good Lab.?
- Dr Joshua L. DeVincenzo, Assistant Director, Applied
Research Services. Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Climate, Columbia Climate School?
- Mr. Xavier Estico, Chief Executive Officer at
Seychelles National Institute for Science, Technology and Innovation
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Followed by Q&A
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2:00 pm to 2:10 pm?
Interactive Presentation by Data Insights for Social &
Humanitarian Action (DISHA)
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- Ms Talea Von Lupin, Portfolio Manager, UN Global Pulse/EOSG
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2:10 pm to 2:15 pm?
Live Demo by UNOOSA
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?¡°Satellite data and AI enhancing early warning systems ¨C Digital Twins and sea level rise demo¡±?
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- Mr L¨®r¨¢nt Cz¨¢r¨¢n, Chief of the UN-SPIDER
Programme, United Nations Office for Outer Space
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2:15 pm to 2:25 pm?
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Q&A Segment
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2:25 pm to 2:40 pm??
Closing Segment
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Reflections and next steps by:??
- Ms Laura Paterson, Chief NY Office, WMO?
- Ms Toni-Shae Freckleton, Chief NY Office, UNDRR??
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Moderator to close the event?
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